Cooking-stove.



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A. 4S. TDMKINS.. COOKING STOVE.

(Application med oct. 7, 1899.)

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l No. 662.326. i 'Patented Nov. 20,1900. A. s. Tomkms.

COOKING STOVE.

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(Application filed Oct. 7, 1399.)

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ALFRED SAVILL TOMKINS, OE CATERHAM, ENGLAND, ASSIGNOR TO THE MILITARYEQUIPMENT STORES AND ATORTOISE TENTS COMPANY, LIM- ITED, OE LONDON,ENGLAND.

COOKING-STOVE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 662,326, dated November20, 1900.

Application led October 7, 1899.

To all whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED SAVILL TOM- KINS, a citizen of England,residing at-Holmwood, Caterham, 'in the county 0f Surrey,

England, have invented certain new and use'- ful Improvements inCooking-Stoves, (for which I have applied for a patent in GreatBritain,dated September l5, 1899,No. l8,68l,) of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to an improved construction of cookingstoves,which I will describe with' reference to the accompanying drawings, inwhich- Figure l. shows a part sectional plan on the lines A B C D D;Fig. 2, a part side view and part longitudinal section on the lines E FG H I J; Fig. 3, a front View; Fig. 4, a cross-section, the left half online K L, right half onA line M M. Figs. 5 and 6 are front and sideViews, respectively, of the plate K; and Figs. 7 and 8 show a partlongitudinal and part cross-section taken, respectively, on the lines OO and Q R of a modified construction of stove.

The cooking-stove is somewhat similar in construction to the, portablecooking-stove described in the specification toBritish Patent No. 2,410,of 1896, in that there are two rows of metal ovens arranged one oneach'side of a central fireplace and flue; but the present constructionis considerably modified in that the flames and hot gases are first madeto pass from the furnace into flues running underneath each row of ovensand then into a fine between the two rows, so as to afford a moreperfect utilization of the heat than in the previous construction,where, for the sake of portability, there was only provided a singlemiddle flue between the two rows of ovens.

On each side of the furnace A is built a brickwork structure B B, inwhich are formed longitudinal flues C C, with the front end of which thefurnace A communicates through lateral openings D D,while the rear endscommunicate by side openings E E with a central flue F, leading to thechimney G. The brickwork forming the fines C C is open at top, the

fines being closed in by the bottoms of the sena No. 732,950. No maar-of the fire-place A is separated from the mid.-

dle fiue F by a fire-brick partition J, and the top is also closed in bya fire-brick slab I2. 6o The two sets of ovens H H are secured inposition at each end by plates K K, these plates being formed withslotted holes, as shown, the enlarged lower ends of which are adapted tofit over studs L, fixed on the ends of the ovens, so that when theplates K K are slightly lowered the studs are secured in the narrow partof the slots. The front plate K also serves to form the front wall ofthe upper part of the furnace and is lined inside with a fire-brickslab. The rear plate K serves to close the read end of the middle flueE.

The metal chimney-flue G is fixed to the top ofthe front part of theflue E, and an inclined plate M is fixed in the latter, extending fromthe line-openings E up to just below the flue G, so as to effectuallylead the draft up to the latter.

Access is gained to the flues C C through soot-doors N. The furnace-doorO is hung with its hooked upper end upon a bar P, that is pivoted to theone row of ovens H and is -hook'edinto a loop on the other row, as atFig. 3, so that the door can be slid sidewise on such bar. The two rowsof ovens H are constructed similar to those described in thespecification to British Patent No. 2,410 of 1898, each oven beingprovided with a vertically-sliding door Q.

In some cases I combine a steam-boiler with the above-describedcooking-stove, as. shown in the modified construction at Figs. 7 and 8.In this case a part of the brickwork back J of the furnace is replacedby a steam-boiler R, the upper part of which corresponds in Width to thewidth of the space F between the oven H, while the lower part iswidened, so as to project under the ovens, so as to rest on thebrickwork B and form part of the sides of the Y ues C. The steam istaken off by a pipe S to wherever required.

T is the water-supply pipe.

Having thus described the nature of this invention and the best means Iknow of carrying the same into practical eect, I claim- 1. Acooking-stove consisting of two ranges of metal ovens mounted on eachside of a furnace upon horizontal ues communicating at one end with thefurnace and at the other end with a middle Hue formed by an inclinedplate introduced between the two rows of ovens and extending from thefar ends of the iues to the chimney at the front part of the stove, thetwo sets of ovens being connected together at the ends by plates withslotted holes fitting on studs on the end surfaces of the oven,substantiallyT as described.

2. In a cooking-stove, the combination of two ranges of metal ovens, afurnace between said ranges, iues extending from said furnace underneatheach range of ovens and communicating at the rear end with a ne formedby introducing' an inclined plate between the two ranges of ovens andextending from the said rear end to the chimney at the front part of thestove, a boiler forming the back of the furnace, and plates with slottedholes fitting on studs on the ends of the ovens for tying themtogether,'substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

ALF. SAVILL TOMKINS.

Witnesses GERALD L. SMITH, EDWARD GARDNER.

